Faith-based Solutions ImPACT Coalition and partners co-organized one of the featured events titled, “Designing Cohesive Societies: Inclusive Policies for Social Unity and Equality” to be held on 5 November 2025, 14:15-15:15| Qatar National Convention Center.
Objectives
● Inspire a sense of the importance of cohesive and equitable societies in the attendees.
● Emphasize the role spirituality and faith communities can play (and have played) in reducing
division and discrimination, including gender inequality, within societies.
● Engage attendees by spotlighting good practices from the grassroots, national, and global levels.
● Empower attendees to continue the conversation and take action, individually or through their
organizations.
Draft Program
- Moderator Ivy Koek, Co-Chair of the Multi-Faith Advisory Council of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development and Representative to the UN, Soka Gakkai International
- Panel
a. Rachel Bayani, Principal Representative to the United Nations, Bahá’í International
Community
b. Cecile Kern, Global Policy and Research Advocate, Mercy International Association
c. Mikael Jägerskog, Senior Policy Advisory, PMU
d. Debra Boudreaux, Chief International Affairs Officer, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation in
Sierra Leone
e. Sahlim Charles, Founder Re-Imagining New Communities - Emerging solutions
Interactive solutions session: envisioning and emerging solutions through conversation:
Sabita Geer, NGO representative of the Brahma Kumaris at the UN, Vice-chair of the NGO
Committee on Spirituality, Values, and Global Concerns-NY
About the ImPACT Coalition on Faith-based Solutions
The ImPACT Coalition on Faith-based Solutions was launched during the Civil Society Conference at the UN Office in Nairobi on 10 May 2024. This global coalition comprises faith and spiritual actors, including young people, advocating for the inclusion of faith-based language and common values across faiths in UN documents. Emphasizing universal principles such as peace, compassion, and human dignity, the coalition upholds human rights, human dignity, and human security. Core values include cooperation, compassion, and inclusivity.
Members and partners include
ACT Alliance, Bahá’í International Community, Brahma Kumaris, Mercy
International Association, PMU (Swedish Pentecostal Movement), Re-Imagining New Communities, Soka Gakkai International, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society, United Religions Initiative (URI), and World Evangelical Alliance.
